Chinese song and dance in Luxor

23-05-2017 08:08 PM

Amany Khairy

Within the celebrations of Luxor as the Capital of Arab Culture 2017, the Guangdong troupe of China treated Luxor residents to a memorable performance on the theatre of Luxor Cultural Palace.

The 30-members troupe performed a number of acrobatic Chinese dances, as well as various Egyptian-style dances. They sang Chinese and Egyptian songs, and presented a special show of Chinese trumpet instruments and a duet dance under the title of Shawan that tells a love-story. The performance also featured a comic show entitled Masks; a Chinese operetta that tackles marriage in China; and the soprano song Love and Passion.

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